Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Match Preview

Today's noonday A-League matchup brings us the local derby between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory. In the first match of this season, Melbourne City won with an impressive 0-6!.

After a 2-3 win over Wellington Phoenix, Melbourne City got another valuable point and continues their fight for the title.

The recent 1-1 draw on the road against Sydney held them at 3rd spot with a total of 28 points, two less from the top of the standings, but still, they have one game in hand. They will play with Jamie Maclaren on the attack who usually is on the scoresheet for his team. In the following round, they will go up against MacArthur.

Melbourne Victory, on the other hand, is having one of their worst seasons in the Australian A-League. After 15 rounds played, they have registered 3 wins, and 2 draws, sitting next to the rock bottom of the table.

In their most recent game, they won 1-2 over Newcastle Jets. However, I don't expect much from them here. Currently, they are the worst team in the league and fight to avoid the last spot of the table. Next week, they will face Sydney Wanderers. Considering the quality and the form of these two sides, their quality difference is huge.

In conclusion, I think Melbourne City has clearly the upper hand to win here and also cover the -1,5 asian handicap.